ARTIST STATEMENT
The offspring of two photographers, I’m convinced an inescapable passion for photography is imprinted on my DNA. I was raised on film and in a darkroom and believe the essence of photography is the art and science of painting with light. I use my camera as an artist would use a paintbrush and think about my work as visual alchemy: a transformation not of matter into gold but rather of light, color, line and gesture into art. Techniques such as elementalism, intentional camera motion (ICM) and multiple exposure — layering up to nine exposures into a single image in-camera, often with color changes along the way — are the primary tools of my alchemy. These techniques work in a way that are simultaneously controllable and unpredictable, allowing me to challenge reality and capture a feeling, emotion or impression rather than simply recording what lies in front of my lens. My approach also guarantees that each of my images is truly unique and non-reproducible, even by me. Patience, experimentation and the benevolence of the photography gods are also integral to the creation of my images.
...and a little bit more about me and my photography
I won my first photography contest when I was in the 6th grade at P.S. 27 in Yonkers, NY and can't remember when photography wasn’t a part of my life.
After a successful 30+ year career in strategic communications, marketing and advertising, I had an epiphany early one morning and decided to leave the corporate world behind to pursue my photography full-time. That was more than a decade ago and my work is now part of private/individual and corporate collections nationwide and my image, “Homage to the Cubists in Paris,” was awarded 1st Place in the 14th Annual International Color Awards in the Professional/Abstract category (2021). In addition, my work has been in a multitude of solo and group exhibitions across the country and internationally, including at New York's Soho Photo Gallery, the Sohn and Cousin Rose galleries in Massachusetts, the Hyde Park Arts Center in Chicago and at Metro Art Studios and the Carriage Barn Arts Center in Connecticut, as well as at the Horsebridge Arts Centre in Whitstable, Kent, UK, among others.
I serve as a frequent judge and guest presenter for camera clubs across the country and in Great Britain, as well as teaching a range of photography courses including abstract photography, travel photography and creative iPhone photography, in-person and via Zoom. My lates venture -- The Traveling Lens -- offers creative photography workshops in London, New York, Paris and Tuscany. I am also a regular contributor to Everett Potter’s Travel Report, chronicling my global adventures in words and images.